November 30, 2013 By Jessica Mohlman (Northland College) The day began just like any other day in our Namibian paradise, yet it was hard to believe that in a few hours time our friends and family back home would…
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November 30, 2013 By Jessica Mohlman (Northland College) The day began just like any other day in our Namibian paradise, yet it was hard to believe that in a few hours time our friends and family back home would…
November 23, 2013 By Wyatt Mayo (University of Alaska Fairbanks) This week we headed back up north to finish the last of our game counts in our final conservancy, Omatendeka. I am writing this from the Hoanib River after…
November 13, 2013 By Mallory Plummer (University of Vermont) We have successfully crushed four out of five conservancies after spending the past week in Ehirovipuka Conservancy! For those of you scratching your heads wondering what in the world “crushed”…
November 4, 2013 By Taylor Wells (Carleton College) Trick or treat! It was Halloween week in Etosha National Park and it couldn’t have been more wonderful. Although Wyatt and I were the only ones who dressed up (as each…
Desert Frog by Leah Powley (Colby College) Some call it a desert frog it walks across the sand It’s also called the rolling stone though it’s not a member of that band They’re endemic to Namibia but of…
By Marina Watowich (Carleton College) Coming here we were asked to be flexible as plans are apt to change in Namibia on a second’s notice. But flexibility implies there to be routine that may be occasionally altered. To some extent…
By Leah Powley (Colby College) Now onto week four (goodness!)—and what a week it was. Saturday began with a breakfast of a different sort, as we had run out of oatmeal: a bowl of the glorious strawberry-flavored Morvite (kind…
In addition to our regular point counts and game drives in Namibia we have also set up camera traps at three nearby springs. With these camera traps we hope to capture the more elusive wildlife in the area. Although we…
We have been in Namibia for only a few weeks, but have seen and taken part in so many incredible things. Sometimes it is hard for me to comprehend where we are living. Then, while sitting around the fire at…
Contributed by Maddie Norgaard, College of Saint Benedict I am happy to report that we made it safely from the States all the way to our home camp of Wereldsend, located in the Palmwag concession. Our long drive from Windhoek…
We have packed up our bags for the last time. We said our goodbyes to our tents, the toilet, showers, kitchen and library and head through the gates one last time. I stared through the window of the car and…
When we collected our camera trap from Collin Springs for the last time, Bekah came across the dried up and very dead carcass of some creature behind a bush. Vehi insisted that it was a bat-eared fox, though the dead…
We’re back at Wereldsend now. No more camping in the bush. Stability – no more nomadic lifestyle. The next week or so will be filled with a lot of studying, a lot of examining, and a lot of projecting. Things…
17 elephants. Our week began with 17 elephants making their way through an open plain in Torra conservancy. Constansia, a truly wonderful Torra game guard, sat next to me on the game seat and pointed excitedly. “Elephants, elephants!” Her index…
It is an extremely late 8:30pm, way past your bedtime… You turn in and head to your tent. After slipping into your sleeping bag and lay your head against the pillow you are asleep. The next moment it is 9:14,…